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Thesis
Behavior Management for the Treatment of Childhood Obesity in the Primary Care Setting: A Guide for Nurse Practitioners
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
12/2005
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3740
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to explore the current recommendations for comprehensive treatment ofchildhood obesity in the primary care setting. Data sources: The data sources used for this article include a literature review using CINAHL and Proquest Medical Library and selected clinical articles and websites from professionally recognized pediatric health care organizations.Conclusions: Pediatric experts recommend combining health promotion with behavior modification therapy in order to motivate overweight children and families to make behavior choices that lead to establishing and maintaining a healthy weight. Implications for Practice: Matching treatment approaches to the child's stage of change/motivation has been shown to improve treatment outcomes.
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- Title
- Behavior Management for the Treatment of Childhood Obesity in the Primary Care Setting: A Guide for Nurse Practitioners
- Creators
- Carol J. Thamert
- Contributors
- Lorrie Dawson (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590734501842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis